October 2024

Last Sunday was a gorgeous autumn day – the perfect day for Sarah to ride her bike on a forest trail for the first time ever. Carl, Amy, and Sarah rode their bikes while I walked. Maybe next time I will ride too because Sarah is independent enough, and if she does need help then… Read more »

Last Sunday Sarah attended her school’s Homecoming Dance with a group of school friends. I love that she has this group of friends, and I can also see she is still sometimes a bit separate and disconnected from them. They welcome her and look out for her, but she isn’t quite a part of conversations… Read more »

Amy is now the owner of a Whisper brace, and it is a harder adjustment than we anticipated. Somehow we thought it would only be better than her old one, not thinking about how it would be pushing in new places because she has grown and changed since she got her old brace. Just like… Read more »

Last Sunday, Amy and I drove to Philadelphia in time to have dinner with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop and to celebrate Mom-Mom’s birthday. Then we drove to our hotel so that the next morning we would have a short drive to the orthotist who would measure Amy for her Whisper Brace. We learned about this new… Read more »